Bowfin

Image: Phil's 1stPix
Amia calva

In the end, there can be only one. And that one has to do all the childcare.

Picasso Sponge 12

A crab, presumably a King Crab because of the six walking legs, hangs out on a Yellow Picasso Sponge.

This particular specimen depicts a gentleman cyclops putting on his glass.

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Snake Gourd

Image: douneika
Trichosanthes cucumerina

Who knew you could look even prettier after getting torn to shreds?

Giant Pink Eyeball

Look at this thing...

Video: EVNautilus

It even has eyelashes!

Myzostomida

Image: Pbsouthwood

Parasitic worms... on stilts!

Picasso Sponge 11

A crab, presumably a King Crab because of the six walking legs, hangs out on a Yellow Picasso Sponge.

This particular specimen depicts a noise. Below it are the words "this is not a noise".

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Pelagothuria natatrix

Image: NOAA
Pelagothuria natatrix

It's a deep sea, swimming sea cucumber! The REAL deep sea, swimming sea cucumber!

Bright and Beautiful. And Spiky.

Wow! What a beauty!

Pelagic Stingray

Image: Makoto Nakashima
Pteroplatytrygon violacea

Stingrays are most famous for their sting, but they're also well-known as flattened fish that spend all their time gliding an inch above the ocean floor. Not so the Pelagic Stingray. They're just as flat, but they're not one to be tied down. Their home is the wide, open sea!

Picasso Sponge 10

A crab, presumably a King Crab because of the six walking legs, hangs out on a Yellow Picasso Sponge.

This particular specimen depicts a herd of milk bottles grazing on rolling hills of luscious, green grass.

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Stiff-footed Sea Cucumber

Image: Jerry Kirkhart
Eupentacta quinquesemita

PHWOAR! Look at the legs on that!

Solar-powered Phyllodesmium

Image: Markus Fritze
Phyllodesmium longicirrum

Wow... can you believe there's a slug in there?

Gar

Image: Joachim S. Müller

Now, this is what I like to see! A big fish with long jaws packed full of sharp teeth. No messing around. You know where you are with a Gar. You're in danger of losing a finger.

Picasso Sponge 9

A crab, presumably a King Crab because of the six walking legs, hangs out on a Yellow Picasso Sponge.

This particular specimen is a self-portrait by a lobster

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Moon Crab

Image: budak

It's the world's most flat-footed crab!

Goo Spines of Dalceridae

Image: Gerardo Aizpuru

It's a walking diamond! Perhaps this is one gem who can steal from the rich and give to the poor all by itself.

Frogs With Sticky-out Bits

Image: Alex Figueroa

Horns! Spikes! Sinister bulges that throb and pulsate when no-one's looking! I just love a good set of sticky-out bits!

Turns out quite a few frogs and toads are partial to a bit of sticking out, too...

Picasso Sponge 8

A crab, presumably a King Crab because of the six walking legs, hangs out on a Yellow Picasso Sponge.

This particular specimen depicts a shape-shifter in the middle of his transformation from a werewolf to a triangle.

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MOTHER SITS ON CHILDREN FOR OVER 4 YEARS

Says it's for their own protection.